THYME OIL
MODE OF EXTRACTION-
It is extracted from the fresh or partly dried flowering tops and leaves of the plant by water or steam distillation and the yield is 0.7 -1.0 %.
USES-
Thyme oil strengthens the nerves, aids memory and concentration, can help with the feeling of exhaustion and combats depression, while it fortifies the lungs and helps with colds, coughs, asthma, laryngitis, sinusitis, catarrh, whooping cough, sore throats and tonsillitis.
Thyme oil is beneficial to boost the immune system and can help fight colds, flu, infectious diseases and chills and as a urinary antiseptic, it is very helpful for cystitis and urethritis.
The warming effect of this oil can help in cases of poor circulation, as well as for arthritis, rheumatism, gout, muscular aches and pains, sprains and sport injuries. It is also helpful for cellulite, anorexia, obesity and edema and in cases of scanty periods, leucorrhoea, and to speed up birth and to expel afterbirth.
Diluted as a mouthwash or as a gargle, thyme oil can help with gum infections and tonsillitis.
Thyme oil are ant rheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, be chic, cardiac,
carminative, cicatrisant, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hypertensive, insecticide,
stimulant, tonic and vermifuge.
PROPERTIES-
It has a rather sweet, yet strongly herbal smell and is reddish-brown to amber in color.
The main chemical components are a-thujone, a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, p-cymene, a-terpinene, linalool, borneol, b-caryophyllene, thymol and carvacrol.
It was first time used by Egypt and Europe
Product Name : Thyme oil
Batch no : BA/EO/FM/145-1507211
Mfg. Date : 15 July 2021
Expiry Date : 14 June 2023
Botanical name : Thymusvalgaris
INCI name : Thymus vulgaris (Thyme) Oil
Date of retest : 14 June 2021
Oragnoleptic properties
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Specification
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Test Method
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Result
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Appearance
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Clear to colourless pale yellow liquid
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Visual
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Complies
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Odour
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Characteristic aromatic spicy odor and reminiscent of thymol
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Sensory
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Solubility
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Insoluble in water, soluble 1 vol. of solute in 3vol. of solvent (96%)
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In House Method
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Complies
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Physical Characteristic
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Refractive index @ 20 oC
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1.440 to 1.520
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BA-QC-016-008
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1.459
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Specific gravity @ 25 oC
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0.860 to 0.980
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BA-QC-016-007
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0.928
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Optical rotation
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-10.5 to +8.5
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BA-QC-016-048
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+4.5
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Acid value
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NMT 2.00mgKOH/gm
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BA-QC-016-001
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0.35
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Water content
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0.20% Max
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BA-QC-016-047
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0.15
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Chromatographic Analysis:%
Thymol content
Y terpinene
P cymene
Carvacrol
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28 to 58
2 to 15
12 to 30
1.5 to 9.5
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By GC
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41.10
9.15
28.5
2.0
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In the mention of the above product is of standards quality.
Storage: To keep the material cool and dark palace below at 25°C
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